Danny Pulliam: Fairhope, Ala., man reported missing by his family turns up alive and well in California.

FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- Florida investigators say they have located a Fairhope man who disappeared Dec. 29 after he left a poker tournament at Pensacola Greyhound Track.

Investigators found Danny Pulliam, a 55-year-old general contractor, alive and well in California on Tuesday afternoon, said Deputy Chris Wellborn, a spokesman for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

"We now know he’s safe, so this investigation is closed," Wellborn said. Shortly after Pulliam’s disappearance, investigators told media outlets that they suspected Pulliam was not a missing person, but an "adult runaway."

But Pulliam’s family members didn’t think so. They circulated a "missing person" poster in the Eastern Shore area, along the Florida panhandle and in New Orleans, seeking help in finding the 55-year-old construction contractor.

No criminal charges will result from the investigation, Wellborn said.